Five Feet of Dynamite

Facebook is making waves in the social sphere by debuting Facebook Lite in the US, and then announcing a new feature to come out in a few weeks: @Mentions. The former is not friendly to advertisers, but @Mentions could be very good for brands and marketers. See articles marked by *.

Also found some great articles on conversational marketing, consider these a must-read. Find the ** for these articles.

And finally, some updates on the ad tracking and behavioral targeting debate. Check out articles marked by *** to read up on the issue that will face congressional review.

Mashable

5 Rules for Better Web Writing**

http://mashable.com/2009/09/08/web-writing/

Flickr Officially Comes to the iPhone

http://mashable.com/2009/09/08/flickr-iphone/

WordPress Enters Real-Time: 7.5 Million Blogs Reach Twitter Speed

http://mashable.com/2009/09/07/rsscloud/

Embeddable Waves: The Google Wave WordPress Plugin**

http://mashable.com/2009/09/08/google-wave-wordpress-plugin/

Find Your Friends on YouTube, Facebook Style

http://mashable.com/2009/09/08/google-wave-wordpress-plugin/

Google Micropayments Coming: Can It Save Newspapers?

http://mashable.com/2009/09/09/google-micropayments/

BREAKING: Facebook Introduces @Mentions in Status Updates*

http://mashable.com/2009/09/10/facebook-mentions/

Facebook @Mentions: Five Ways They Could Impact Twitter*

http://mashable.com/2009/09/10/facebook-mentions-10/

Wired

Motorola’s First Android Phone Takes Aim at Social Networks

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/motorola-android/

Digital Contacts Will Keep an Eye on Your Vital Signs

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/ar-contact-lens/

Ad Age

Facebook Lite Is a Black Hole for Brands*

http://adage.com/digitalnext/post?article_id=138953

Conversational Marketing: Talking Isn’t the Same as Selling**

http://adage.com/digitalnext/article?article_id=138830

‘Social Media Dad’ Sees an iPhone-Powered New World Order

http://adage.com/digitalnext/article?article_id=138889

The Ad-Tracking Debate: Where Should Disclosure Live?***

http://adage.com/digitalnext/article?article_id=138897

As We Move From Citizen Journalists to Citizen Marketers, Am I Obsolete?**

http://adage.com/digitalnext/article?article_id=138898

Brand Week

Twitter, Facebook Pinch-Hit During Gmail Outage

http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/news-and-features/digital/e3i82908c6716f89cd13f924ccaf4a169d7

Pressure Mounts on Web Tracking***

http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/news-and-features/digital/e3i27b2ea26515fca07370195c3172502b1?pn=2

In Online Chatter, Target Bests Walmart

http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/news-and-features/retail-restaurants/e3ief4538a8713cc4fae892dda1d69dcf55

Web Shoppers Trust Customer Reviews Most

http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/news-and-features/digital/e3id519a27d3f06495a753cd31452af8e4e

TechCrunch

iTunes Connects With Facebook And Twitter

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/09/itunes-connects-with-facebook-and-twitter/

Preview: Foursquare’s New iPhone App Ups The Social Ante

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/11/preview-foursquares-new-iphone-app-ups-the-social-ante/

Blogs

MyTwitFace: TweetDeck Adds Major Facebook and MySpace Features

http://www.activatedmedia.com/31617/mytwitface-tweetdeck-adds-major-facebook-and-myspace-features/

Twitter Postings: Iterative Design**

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/twitter-iterations.html